Rudy Gobert vs. Kyle Kuzma Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyle Kuzma and Rudy Gobert, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Rudy Gobert played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Kyle Kuzma, who played 9. Rudy Gobert had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Kyle Kuzma had his rookie season in 2017-18. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
| Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
| Rudy Gobert |
13 |
9 |
2013-14 to 2025-26 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
9 |
3 |
2017-18 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
45 |
9.6 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.6 |
.486 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
.492 |
| difference: | +32 | +21.6 | +13.8 | | +2.8 | +2.9 | +1.6 | +0.4 | +0.5 | -1.1 | -0.8 | +5.3 | +11.9 | +.036 | +2.1 | +5.6 | | +1.2 | +1.3 | +.215 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
77 |
31.2 |
16.1 |
1.1 |
5.1 |
6.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
6.1 |
13.5 |
.450 |
2.1 |
5.6 |
.366 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
.707 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Rudy Gobert nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
82 |
26.3 |
8.4 |
3.2 |
6.2 |
9.5 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
3.1 |
5.2 |
.604 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.1 |
3.3 |
.623 |
| difference: | +12 | +6.8 | +10.3 | +2.3 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +1.9 | -0.5 | -0.3 | +4.0 | +10.3 | +.148 | +1.8 | +6.0 | | +0.6 | +0.3 | +.129 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
33.1 |
18.7 |
0.9 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
2.5 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
2.4 |
7.1 |
15.5 |
.456 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
.303 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.752 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Rudy Gobert nor Kyle Kuzma played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
61 |
31.7 |
9.1 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
11.0 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
.559 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.6 |
4.6 |
.569 |
| difference: | | +6.7 | +3.7 | +2.5 | +3.9 | +6.5 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +1.8 | -0.4 | -0.6 | +1.6 | +5.2 | +.123 | +1.4 | +4.5 | | +0.7 | +2.1 | +.166 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
61 |
25.0 |
12.8 |
0.9 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.1 |
4.8 |
11.0 |
.436 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
.316 |
1.9 |
2.5 |
.735 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyle Kuzma |
21 |
23.0 |
10.0 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
.430 |
1.2 |
4.0 |
.313 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.784 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
81 |
33.9 |
14.0 |
3.9 |
8.9 |
12.8 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
5.1 |
7.7 |
.661 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.8 |
5.9 |
.653 |
| difference: | +13 | +5.2 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +4.4 | +6.7 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +2.0 | -0.1 | -1.2 | +0.2 | +3.4 | +.218 | +2.0 | +5.6 | | +2.8 | +4.5 | +.038 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
68 |
28.7 |
12.9 |
1.6 |
4.5 |
6.1 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
4.9 |
11.1 |
.443 |
2.0 |
5.6 |
.361 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
.691 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
9 |
27.3 |
11.6 |
2.4 |
7.4 |
9.9 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.4 |
7.0 |
.635 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.7 |
5.6 |
.480 |
| difference: | +3 | +5.8 | +5.3 | +1.7 | +4.2 | +6.1 | | +0.7 | +1.1 | | -2.0 | +2.1 | +1.0 | +.343 | +0.7 | +3.8 | | +1.7 | +4.1 | +.187 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
6 |
21.5 |
6.3 |
0.7 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
.292 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
.174 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.667 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
56 |
32.4 |
13.5 |
2.9 |
7.8 |
10.7 |
1.4 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
4.9 |
7.9 |
.622 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
5.3 |
.682 |
| difference: | +10 | +1.0 | +3.6 | +1.8 | +0.4 | +2.2 | +2.1 | +0.2 | +1.4 | -0.7 | -0.8 | +1.5 | +6.3 | +.170 | +1.9 | +5.7 | | +1.2 | +2.0 | +.030 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
66 |
33.4 |
17.1 |
1.1 |
7.4 |
8.5 |
3.5 |
0.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
6.4 |
14.2 |
.452 |
1.9 |
5.7 |
.341 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
.712 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
11 |
34.8 |
13.2 |
3.9 |
6.8 |
10.7 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
3.1 |
5.0 |
7.6 |
.655 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.2 |
5.3 |
.603 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
81 |
31.8 |
15.9 |
3.8 |
9.0 |
12.9 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
5.9 |
8.8 |
.669 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
4.1 |
6.4 |
.636 |
| difference: | +17 | +3.2 | +5.3 | +2.9 | +2.6 | +5.7 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +1.8 | -1.4 | -0.6 | +2.1 | +9.0 | +.221 | +2.5 | +7.5 | | +1.4 | +2.7 | +.094 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
64 |
35.0 |
21.2 |
0.9 |
6.4 |
7.2 |
3.7 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
17.8 |
.448 |
2.5 |
7.5 |
.333 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
.730 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
5 |
30.4 |
11.2 |
4.6 |
5.6 |
10.2 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
6.4 |
.594 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.6 |
4.6 |
.783 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
68 |
34.3 |
15.1 |
3.4 |
10.1 |
13.5 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
8.2 |
.693 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.7 |
5.9 |
.630 |
| difference: | +2 | +1.7 | +7.1 | +2.5 | +4.4 | +6.9 | +2.7 | +0.3 | +1.3 | -0.8 | -1.0 | +3.0 | +10.6 | +.230 | +2.2 | +6.4 | | +1.0 | +2.5 | +.145 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
70 |
32.6 |
22.2 |
0.9 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
4.2 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
8.7 |
18.8 |
.463 |
2.2 |
6.4 |
.336 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.775 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
7 |
38.6 |
16.9 |
3.4 |
8.0 |
11.4 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.7 |
6.9 |
10.6 |
.649 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.1 |
6.0 |
.524 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
71 |
30.8 |
14.3 |
3.4 |
10.1 |
13.5 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
5.5 |
8.2 |
.675 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.3 |
5.3 |
.623 |
| difference: | +6 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +2.6 | +5.2 | +7.8 | +1.0 | | +2.4 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +0.2 | +4.8 | +.239 | +1.5 | +4.7 | +.307 | +1.3 | +2.2 | +.011 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
65 |
29.8 |
14.8 |
0.8 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
1.8 |
5.7 |
13.0 |
.436 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
.307 |
2.0 |
3.1 |
.634 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
11 |
34.2 |
14.7 |
3.9 |
8.4 |
12.3 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
1.5 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
7.4 |
.741 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
3.8 |
6.0 |
.636 |
| difference: | +6 | +13.8 | +8.9 | +3.3 | +6.8 | +10.1 | | +0.5 | +1.9 | -0.9 | -1.8 | +3.1 | +0.4 | +.398 | +0.4 | +1.9 | +.200 | +3.2 | +4.8 | +.136 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
5 |
20.4 |
5.8 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
7.0 |
.343 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
.200 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
.500 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
66 |
32.1 |
15.6 |
3.7 |
11.0 |
14.7 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
2.7 |
5.5 |
7.7 |
.713 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
4.6 |
6.7 |
.690 |
| difference: | +59 | +9.1 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +7.4 | +10.6 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +1.5 | -0.1 | -0.8 | +0.6 | +1.4 | +.182 | +0.6 | +2.5 | +.222 | +2.0 | +3.6 | +.128 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
7 |
23.0 |
12.9 |
0.6 |
3.6 |
4.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
4.9 |
9.1 |
.531 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
.222 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
.818 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Rudy Gobert |
6 |
32.8 |
12.0 |
3.5 |
9.7 |
13.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
3.2 |
3.5 |
5.5 |
.636 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
5.0 |
7.3 |
.682 |
| Kyle Kuzma |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Rudy Gobert played 4 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2023 to 2026—Rudy Gobert played in 3 Playoffs. In those 4 extra years over Kyle Kuzma, Rudy Gobert got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
1 Defensive Player of the Year
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NBA Champion